San Diego Regional EDC toured 20 San Diego-area business and academic leaders through Imperial County December 3-4, 2009, to showcase the region's renewable energy assets, providing an up-close and in-depth look into what makes the region a critical partner in the Cali Baja Mega-Region Initiative.

The Mega-Region Initiative (or it's marketing name, Cali Baja) is a partnership with Imperial Valley EDC, and is a long-term economic development strategy to attract biotech, cleantech, manufacturing, and logistics companies to the greater San Diego County, Imperial County, and Baja California, MX region. Together with Imperial Valley EDC, last week's tour included a stop at the Campo Wind Farm, a site visit to Stirling Energy Systems' shovel-ready solar farm, a hosted dinner at SDG&E's Renewable Energy Center, a discussion at Imperial Irrigation District headquarters, a tour of CalEnergy's Geothermal facilities, and a discussion of biofuels at SunEco Energy Algae Refinery & Farm.

Due to the success and positive feed back from the trip, EDC is coordinating a single day tour to Imperial Valley in the spring of 2010. Please stay tuned for more information...you won't want to miss it!

Questions? Want to learn more?

CONTACT:
Dr. Christina Luhn, Director, Mega-Region Initiative
Email her or call (619) 234-8484